He Never Hit Her: What Maid Reveals About Emotional Abuse

Every October during Domestic Violence Awareness Month I come back to Maid, and in this episode I look closely at Sean and why he is one of the most accurate portraits of coercive control I have seen on screen. Almost nothing he does would hold up as evidence on its own, so I talk about how control builds in the space between what happens and what anyone else can prove. I also get into why his remorse after Alex leaves feels so real to her. 

Near the end, I share the one place I think the final episode gets it wrong.

You can read more about the language of control here: https://jessicaknightcoaching.substack.com/t/the-grammar-of-control

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